Viagra Side-Effects

If you are suffering from male sexual dysfunction and need to take some medicinal treatment for it then you should first consult a physician who will guide you as to which particular drug you should take and in what dosages. Let us see once more that what erectile dysfunction is. Erectile dysfunction is basically a male sexual health problem, an inability to achieve or maintain penile erection satisfactory enough to have sexual intercourse between a couple. This sexual inability can be very embarrassing and may be a severe blow on the relationship of a couple but thanks to Viagra which is no doubt a revolution in the field of male sexual health. Viagra is the easiest way to treat male sexual dysfunction or erectile dysfunction. It is an oral pill which can be safely administered without the fear of any pain or the fear of any sexual infection.

Every medicine has some or the other side effects which one has to bear while using that drug. No medicine is free of side effects completely and Viagra is also no exception. This happens because every drug that we take is made targeting that particular body organ but actually the medicine flows throughout the body and thus may harm some other body parts or organs unintentionally.

Although it is not necessary that every man using Viagra may experience its side effects yet a person using the drug should be aware of its side effects. Following are some of the side effects of Viagra:

Viagra can have an effect on color vision

We know that Viagra is a PDE5 inhibitor drug but what most of us do not know is that it affects the chemical PDE6 as well which is required in the cone cells in the retina. This happens because Viagra has a spill over effect. Many people who take Viagra notice a change in their vision color. They find it difficult to distinguish between blue and green colors or their vision color changes bluish and they see everything around themselves in bluish tinge. This is the reason that pilots can not take Viagra within 12 hours of a flight.

Viagra may cause a severe drop in the blood pressure with nitroglycerines

Viagra should not be taken by such men who take nitrate based cardiac medications for conditions like angina. In fact the manufacturer of Viagra and FDA has made it clear that no nitrate based drug should be given to a man within the 24 hours of his taking Viagra as this can cause a fatal drop in the blood pressure level causing even death.

Some other side effects of taking Viagra are as follows:

Serious / Rare Side Effects

Allergic Reaction ( difficulty in breathing, closing of the throat, swelling of the tongue, face or lips)

Chest pain

Irregular heart beat

Angina

Severe dizziness

Long lasting and painful erections

Swelling of the ankles or the legs

Cerebral thrombosis

Cardiac Arrest

Less Serious / Common Side Effects

Flushing

Headache

Mild nasal congestion

Diarrhea

Rash or itching

There are just too many side effects of Viagra and hence it cannot and should not be ignored. It is noteworthy that the above list is not an exhaustive list of Viagra side effects.